Omunninyo

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Omunninyo
오먼닌요
Pronunciation['omʌnɪnjo]
Created byJansky
Native toOmunguk
Indo-Korinthic
  • Omunninyo

Introduction

Omunninyou, which literally means "the language of our people", is spoken in the island nation of Omunguk, and has borrowed much of its vocabulary from Chinese.


Phonology

Consonants

Bilabial Labio-dental Labio-velar Alveolar Alveolo-palatal Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
Nasal m n
Plosive p b t d k g
Fricative ɸ β s ɕ ʑ h
Approximant w j
Trill r*
Lateral app.

* /r/ is pronounced /l/ at the end of syllables.

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close u
Near-close ɪ
Close-Mid e o
Open-mid ɛ
Open a


Phonotactics

(C)(G)V(C)

where G is a glide (y or w)

Orthography

Omunninyo uses the Hangul alphabet, with a few changes. Namely, ㅃ represents the /β/ sound.

Morphology

Syntax

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

Other resources